My Pre-Internship Experience

Hi everyone,

I started my public relations internship back in march and I wanted to share the experience with all of you. It all began with the summer; I was enjoying all my days of freedom when it dawned upon me one February morning that it was time to start searching for a placement. I concluded that I did not know where to start, so I headed to the ultimate student knowledge centre, Blackboard.  It was at this point that I started to follow our 10-step guide we were given on ‘ how to achieve’. It began with the recommendation of determine what kind of placement you would like. Did you want to be in house? A consultancy? Working in a government sector? The options sounded limitless and I was quickly overwhelmed with the realisation that I had no freaking idea.

So naturally I took to Google and began searching for Public Relations Consultancies here in Perth. There were a whole lot of options and I began to become excited about the whole idea. After selecting about four that I felt could be somewhere I might potentially be able to get a placement at I began to send emails and hoped for the best. One week had passed and I was nowhere closer to hearing a response. This was slightly concerning as I was already starting to feel like the start of semester was literally just around the corner. The next day one of my friends who completed this unit last semester sent me a message. The message detailed that where she completed her internship last semester was currently searching for a new intern, and to check it out on Intstagram. So naturally I went straight to Instagram, then to the consultancy website and promptly requested a personal email address from my friend so I could get in before everyone else.  My friend came through with the goods and I received an email within a day informing me I was requested for an interview.

This is where I really started to get nervous, what was I going to say? What would I wear? What if I really didn’t know much about Public Relations after all of this study? Then interview day was upon me, I selected my most stylish interview outfit, put on some lipstick and walked into the office with a positive attitude and a whole lot of optimism. I was greeted by the owner of the consultancy and brought into the interview room with another worker at the consultancy. The interview was fast paced and everything I expected, I felt it had all gone well but I was told I would have to wait a couple of days to hear the outcome as they were still interviewing others after me.

Flash forward two days and I received a call informing me that I was now Magnetizes’ newest intern, and could I start tomorrow? Journey and challenge accepted.